galon

From French gallon.

galon

1. gallon

Borrowed from Spanish galón.

• Hyphenation: ga‧lon
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlon/, [ɡaˈl̪on̪]

galón

1. gallon

From English gallon, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).

• Hyphenation: ga‧lon
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlon/, [ɡʌˈl̪on̪]

galon

1. a gallon; a unit of volume equal to 3 pints
2. a jug

• ginalon

Borrowed from English gallon.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡalon]

galon m inan

1. gallon (unit of volume)

galon

1. accusative singular of galo

From galonner (“to braid”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɔ̃/

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galon m (plural galons)

1. braid
2. (military) stripe

• prendre du galon

• → English: galloon
• → Italian: gallone
• → Portuguese: galão
• → Romanian: galon
• → Spanish: galón
  • → Tagalog: galon
• → Vietnamese: ga-lông

• “galon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• lagon

From Dutch gallon, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡalɔn]
• Hyphenation: ga‧lon

galon (plural galon-galon, first-person possessive galonku, second-person possessive galonmu, third-person possessive galonnya)

1. gallon:
   1. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
   2. 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
2. 5-gallon water jug

• “galon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Dutch gallon.

• (Medan) IPA^(key): [ɡalɔn]

galon (plural galon-galon, informal 1st possessive galonku, 2nd possessive galonmu, 3rd possessive galonnya)

1. (Medan) gas station

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lɔn/

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• Rhymes: -alɔn
• Syllabification: ga‧lon

Borrowed from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon, from Late Latin galum, galus, from Vulgar Latin *galla, possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

galon m inan

1. gallon (unit of volume used for liquids)

Borrowed from French galon.

galon m inan (diminutive galonek or galonik)

1. (military) epaulette, shoulder broad, shoulder strap (military insignia)

   Synonyms: epolet, naramiennik, pagon, szlifa

• galon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• galon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French galon.

galon n (plural galoane)

1. gallon

Borrowed from English gallon.

gàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling га̀ло̄н)

1. gallon (a unit of volume)

Genericized trademark from the brand name Galon.

galon n or c

1. thick plastic-coated fabric (used in for example rainwear and seats in vehicles)

• galonjacka (“galon jacket”)
• galonbyxor (“galon trousers”)

Borrowed from French galon.

galon c

1. (military) a stripe

• galon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• galon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• galon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from Spanish galón.

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlon/, [ɡɐˈlon]
• Hyphenation: ga‧lon

galón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. gallon
2. chevron (insignia of military or police rank on the sleeve)

Borrowed from English gallon.

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɫon/
• Hyphenation: ga‧lon

galon (definite accusative galonu, plural galonlar)

1. gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)

From gâl (“enemy”) +‎ -on.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːlɔn/, /ˈɡalɔn/

galon m pl

1. plural of gâl (“enemy”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡalɔn/

galon

1. Soft mutation of calon (“heart”).